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The blood countess murder, betrayal, and the making of a monster

A "work of true crime and feminist history about Elizabeth Bathory, the woman alleged to be the world's most prolific female serial killer, [but who the author believes was a widow whose large landholdings and religious beliefs made her a target for ambitious men, and who was an herbalist who used p...

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Main Author: Puhak, Shelley (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2026.
Subjects:
Báthory, Erzsébet, > 1560-1614.
Women murderers > Hungary > Biography.
Women torturers > Hungary > Biography.
Herbalists > Hungary > Biography.
Countesses > Hungary > History > 16th century > Biography.
Malicious accusation > Hungary > History > 16th century.
Misogyny > Hungary > History > 16th century.
Hoaxes > Hungary > History > 16th century.
Biographies.
True crime stories.
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Table of Contents:
  • A long, terrible year
  • The first clue
  • A wedding and a rebellion
  • The curious case of Miss Modl
  • See you in court
  • The dosemakes the poison
  • Strained relations
  • The preacher of éCachtrice
  • The mysterious will
  • The raid
  • The servants' trial
  • Her day in court
  • "Look, how cold my hands are!"

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